A figure sitting on a bench chewing coca leaves, known as Coquero. He is wearing a scarf and his face is adorned with black body paint. Brown terracotta with red slip and cream and black painted decoration. Capuli culture, Carchi province, Ecuador 800 - 1500 A.D. H. 20 cm - W. 10 cm - D. 12 cm Condition: good. Small retouch on the back of the bench. Provenance : - Former collection of M. Claude Demarigny. Acquired in the 60s. - Ader sale, Hôtel Drouot, June 18, 2013, lot 360.
Estimate
€200 - €400
Result
€286
Buyer's premium
30%
A figure sitting on a bench chewing coca leaves, known as Coquero.
He is wearing a scarf and his face is adorned with black body paint. Brown terracotta with red slip and cream and black painted decoration.
Capuli culture, Carchi province, Ecuador
800 - 1500 A.D.
H. 20 cm - W. 10 cm - D. 12 cm
Condition: good. Small retouch on the back of the bench.
Provenance :
- Former collection of M. Claude Demarigny. Acquired in the 60s.
- Ader sale, Hôtel Drouot, June 18, 2013, lot 360.
Sale
Tuesday 23 June・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris